Shocked, our ancestors also had to go to kindergarten

The next morning, when she was cooking rice porridge, the woman she saw when she woke up yesterday came.

She sighed and said, "Mother Ruoruo, where are your Ling'er and Kang'er? Let them come out. I will measure them so that I can make new clothes for them."

Just then a few children came out and she began to measure them.

After the measurement, Qin Huan enthusiastically kept the person.

Although she didn't know what kind of relationship this sister-in-law had with her, she seemed to be quite friendly to her, so maybe she could get something out of her.

"Sister-in-law, after I hit my head against the wall last time, my mind started to feel a little fuzzy, so I want to ask you something."

The woman exclaimed: "What? Did you hit your head?"

"Did you see the doctor?"

"No, it's so expensive to see a doctor. It's not a big deal anyway. I just can't remember some things clearly."

The woman looked sympathetic and sighed, "If you don't have enough money, I'll lend you some first."

"Thank you, sister-in-law, but it's not necessary for now." Qin Huan thanked gratefully.

"I just can't remember much about the sacrifice, and I'm afraid I'll make a mistake, so I want to ask again."

"Okay, go ahead and ask. I'll tell you everything I know."

"Sister-in-law, I want to ask if this rule has always existed in our village?

How often do you hold a sacrifice? Also, why must it be my son Kang Kang? Can't other children be used?"

The woman didn't doubt anything and just told him the story of the sacrifice.

Originally, this village was really called Xiaoshan Village.

The village is surrounded by mountains and isolated from the outside world. Their ancestors have lived here for generations, and the rules of sacrifice have been passed down from that time.

At first, it took ten years to send a pair of boys and girls, and later it was five years and three years.

By the time of this generation of village chief, it had reached the point where three pairs of boys and girls were sent away every year.

If they dare to resist and refuse to send their children to the mountains, disaster will befall them and their fields will produce nothing.

The tradition of offering human sacrifices in ancient times has a long history, and the ancients always had a firm belief in ghosts and gods.

So no one dared to resist.

There were people who were reluctant to leave their children, but what was the use? In the end, the children still went up the mountain.

Those who did not cooperate were either beaten or buried.

As for the conditions for choosing a child, they look at the birth date.

"Sister-in-law tells you all this to advise you not to go against the villagers. You can't beat them.

Just think...just think that Ling'er and Kang'er have gone to serve the mountain god." The woman burst into tears as she spoke.

"I have been feeling bitter these years. Three years ago, Xiaohua was picked up, and last year, Xiaohai was gone! I only have these two children! They are both gone, all gone!!!"

"I always dream about them at night, covered in blood and calling for their mothers..."

"They blamed me, their mother, for being useless and unable to save their children... wuwu..."

Perhaps because she finally had the chance to vent, the woman cried bitterly.

Qin Huan could only accompany her silently and wait for her to vent.

From her few words, I also learned that this broken village is almost on the verge of collapse.

That damn village chief forced the villagers to have children non-stop in order to have children for sacrifice.

One acre of good farmland will be awarded each year for three consecutive years.

A couple who have been childless for three years must give up one acre of good farmland.

In such a poor village, one would have to work hard for half a lifetime to get an acre of good farmland.

So whether it is to avoid being fined or to earn an acre of land, the villagers are trying hard to get pregnant and have children.

Even so, it couldn't keep up with the speed of sending it up the mountain.

According to the woman, when there are no more children left, the village will be doomed.

After her mood improved, Qin Huan continued to ask: "Sister-in-law, what does the mountain god look like? Has anyone seen it?"

The woman's eyes were red and swollen, and she looked around nervously. After making sure that no one was around, she leaned over to her ear and whispered:

"Lord Mountain God is actually a snake demon..."

After that, he warned: "Once you hear this, it will be gone with the wind. Don't mention it to anyone."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'm not such a reckless person."

"You know the importance of it. Well, I have to go back and sew clothes for the two children, otherwise it will be too late to finish it."

The woman choked up and said, "We have to let the child wear new clothes before he leaves..."

She rubbed the two children's heads lovingly before leaving.

As soon as everyone left, Qin Huan immediately closed the door.

"Sure enough, the thing on the mountain is a snake."

"Teacher, if we want to get out of this place, I'm afraid we have to go up the mountain to explore."

Qin Huan had not expected this, but...

"My cultivation has been sealed, and many of the things in my package are no longer usable."

Although her skills were still there, it was probably just a dream to think she could defeat a monster with her fists and feet.

but……

There is something wrong with this snake. The snake people not only eat humans but also animals, and they have no restrictions.

So why does it stay on the mountain and act like a ghost?

He didn't even dare to kill people indiscriminately, and could only trick the villagers into giving him tribute.

Could it be that... it can't leave its habitat, or it's injured?

No, no, no...

This place is fake, the snake people are all extinct, and the snake on the mountain may not be a real snake, it could be a snake spirit or something like that.

The reason why a mountain god sacrifice is performed is probably because it wants to eat monks instead of young boys and girls!

Because it couldn't defeat so many monks, but was greedy, it kept them in captivity and tampered with their memories. The purpose was to make the monks come to it voluntarily and eat it without any resistance.

Wow, it ate so many monks without any effort and without moving. It must be so happy.

If her guess was correct, the other two pairs of boys and girls were probably the monks' shrunken bodies.

Just verify it and you will be almost right.

Thinking of this, Qin Huan took his six children out, asked in the village, and found those families.

"Does that kid look familiar to you?"

Ying Zheng nodded: "It looks familiar, but I'm not sure if I've seen it before."

"Look at something else."

In addition to the two pairs of boys and girls, Qin Huan also secretly went to see other children in the village.

Finally, he concluded: "Sure enough, they are all monks who have lost their memories."

There were not many children in the village, and there were a few who looked particularly familiar to her. Although she didn't know them, she was sure she had seen them before.

"Teacher, why didn't we lose our memories?"

This illusion is not that sophisticated, but it is real, and everyone seems to have really existed.

If they also lost their memories, they would probably fall into it easily.

The reason why they are so clear-headed now is because they are different from those monks. After all, they remember everything.

As for why he was able to retain his memory, Qin Huan guessed: "Probably because of the school bus."

It is very likely that their memories had been tampered with on a large scale by the time they landed.

And they were on the school bus at the time, so they were naturally in a protected state.